TWO recent (in the past 2 years) news items. Link to them, give a brief review under the What? So What? and Now What model?
TWO websites with relevant and updated information - provide link and paragraph of review
ONE embedded video
Add anything else that will help others understand the impact of IT on this area of health
ALSO addlinks to other strands and make connection to other parts of the syllabus: (see ITGSOpedia for examples of how this is done)
Strand 1 - Social and Ethical Issues
Strand 2 - Areas of impact
Strand 3 - IT Systems
Internet addiction (Bhargav)
Article 1:http://www.internet-addiction-guide.com/web-filter/statistics-childrens-internet-wakeup-call/
The article talks about the survey that wat conducted on msn world wide. It for everybody kids and parents they both answered the survey. The results are not so ordinary to see and what you would expect from parents or children. There are some people doing cyber bullying and parents who dont use web filter, and also those who do not restrict their children from using internet. The results are shocking because 39% of the children said that even though their parents dont want them to play games they are stilling playing. INTERNET ADDICTION NEW CLINICAL DISORDER
The video is actually awesome it says "internet is cure to ADHD". (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) Strands Related to
2.5_digital_entertainment
2.5_home_leisure
3.4_internet
1.11_people_machines
Article 2:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2152972/Internet-addiction-is-a-clinical-disorder.html
This article talks about what do people forget when they are so addicted to internet. They forget to eat or sleep sometimes. It also says that when people get addicted they get lower marks in their tests,they suffer fatigue problems and they feels isolated from the society. Strands Related to
2.5_digital_entertainment
2.5_home_leisure
3.4_internet
1.11_people_machines
Article 1:http://www.rsi-relief.com/2010/07/some-easy-tips-for-avoiding-repetitive-strain-injury-rsi-at-work/
The article is actually tells what are some changes that you make in life they are nice and easy. So that you can avoid RSI, most of them are so easy and you can easily avoid RSI but because people do not know how to avoid RSI they just keep on going like. Getting a comfortable chair to sit on a good ergonomic keyboard.
RSI is connected to health, but its also connected to 2.5_social_networking Like new companies they can develop an ergonomic keyboard, mouse. As most of the people in offices use keyboard and perhaps a good chair so that the people can sit comfortably and do not get RSI in future. Strands Related to
2.2_special_needs
2.4_diagonistic_therapeutic_tools
2.4_psy_phys_considerations
http://2leep.com/bar.php?url=http://2leep.com/news/239502/0/more/
This article talks about a keyboard that is the smallest ever invented and has the functions of multiple technological devices such as keyboard, mouse, laser point and others. This is ergonomic because within one technological device they created more and put them all together which makes it more convenient for other people.
Health Topic 4: Psychological and Physical Considerations
ITGSOpedia LinkTable of Contents
Internet addiction (Bhargav)
Article 1: http://www.internet-addiction-guide.com/web-filter/statistics-childrens-internet-wakeup-call/The article talks about the survey that wat conducted on msn world wide. It for everybody kids and parents they both answered the survey. The results are not so ordinary to see and what you would expect from parents or children. There are some people doing cyber bullying and parents who dont use web filter, and also those who do not restrict their children from using internet. The results are shocking because 39% of the children said that even though their parents dont want them to play games they are stilling playing.
INTERNET ADDICTION NEW CLINICAL DISORDER
The video is actually awesome it says "internet is cure to ADHD". (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
Strands Related to
2.5_digital_entertainment
2.5_home_leisure
3.4_internet
1.11_people_machines
The Internet Addiction
Article 2: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2152972/Internet-addiction-is-a-clinical-disorder.html
This article talks about what do people forget when they are so addicted to internet. They forget to eat or sleep sometimes. It also says that when people get addicted they get lower marks in their tests,they suffer fatigue problems and they feels isolated from the society.
Strands Related to
2.5_digital_entertainment
2.5_home_leisure
3.4_internet
1.11_people_machines
How the Internet Is Homogenizing Culture
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) (Bhargav)
Article 1: http://www.rsi-relief.com/2010/07/some-easy-tips-for-avoiding-repetitive-strain-injury-rsi-at-work/The article is actually tells what are some changes that you make in life they are nice and easy. So that you can avoid RSI, most of them are so easy and you can easily avoid RSI but because people do not know how to avoid RSI they just keep on going like. Getting a comfortable chair to sit on a good ergonomic keyboard.
RSI is connected to health, but its also connected to 2.5_social_networking Like new companies they can develop an ergonomic keyboard, mouse. As most of the people in offices use keyboard and perhaps a good chair so that the people can sit comfortably and do not get RSI in future.
Strands Related to
2.2_special_needs
2.4_diagonistic_therapeutic_tools
2.4_psy_phys_considerations
How to Avoid RSI
Ergonomics (Javier)
http://2leep.com/bar.php?url=http://2leep.com/news/239502/0/more/This article talks about a keyboard that is the smallest ever invented and has the functions of multiple technological devices such as keyboard, mouse, laser point and others. This is ergonomic because within one technological device they created more and put them all together which makes it more convenient for other people.